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GEORGE A. NELSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES H. HILDRETH, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,608, dated June 9, 1885.

Application filed July 23, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding or wardrobe beds which have the bed-body or swinging frame so suspended and pivoted as to permit it to be freely opened and closed; and my invention consists in certain features of construction whereby the body of the bed is guided and suspended upon a movable fulcrum as it opens and closes. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the bed folded up. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the bed in the same position, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bed with the bed-body down.

The devices by which the bed-body is suspended comprise anti-friction rollers A, se cured to the side rails of the bed-body B, and adapted to travel on ways C, formed on the stool or offset of the upright D. These rollers A form a movable fulcrum for the swinging frame or bed-body, traveling along the ways Cas said frame is .raised or lowered. The rollers A may have a peripheral groove, a, which rides upon a corresponding tongue, 0, forming a part of the ways 0. It will be understood that each side rail is provided with one of these rollers. The bed-body is connected to the upright by means of one or more swinging arms or links, E. One end of said links is connected to the side rails and the other end to the upright, preferably near the outer edge of the stool or offset. These links E are pivotally connected to the rails and upright to permit their free turning in operation. The front end of the bed-body is provided with counterbalaneing weights or springs in the usual way.

When it is desired to fold the bed-body into a vertical position, the handle F is grasped, and at the same time a gentle pressure is exerted on the foot-board, causing the bed-body to gradually descend to the position shown in Fig. 3, when it is ready for occupancy.

The legs may have suitable finish on their outer faces, so as to give a finished appearance to the front of the bed in its closed position, and the rollers A and the ways C may be hidden from view by casings I, and these casings may have an ornamental finish.

The only portion of the mechanism exposed to view when the bed-body is in either of the positions shown in the drawings is the handle F.

The bed-body should be adjusted in such manner that said body will be evenly balaneed upon the rollers A, thus yielding to the slightest application of power in opening or closing it.

The advantage obtained by my invention will be apparent when the simplicity of the construction is considered.

In adjusting the bed-body to its different positions it moves easily upon the rollers A, constantly changing its fulcrum, and at the same time is steadied by the links.

I am aware that the movable and permanent parts of wardrobe-bedsteads have been pivotally connected to each other and supported on slides in various ways.

I am also aware of the patent to Frederick Caulier, ofJuly 31, 1877; but I do not intend my claim to cover such construction, nor any construction in which the rollers are not connected directly with the movable or folding portion.

I claim- J In a wardrobe-bedstead, the combination of a fixed or permanent portion provided with horizontal ways, and a movable or folding portion provided with rollers, connected directly therewith and adapted to move on such ways, the permanent and folding portions being pivotally connected to each other by a link or links to prevent their voluntary separation and to cause the rollers to move on the ways, substantially as described.

GEORGE A. NELSON.

Witnesses:

Gnoncn W. HEY, O. O. LINTHIOUM. 

